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Miga

Modern Korean · Hackney

1 Mare Street, E8 4RP

Budget £30 · typically ~£30 pp·5 min walk

Location

88Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

9.2

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.5

What you get for the money.

Discovery

8.5

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

9.0

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.5

Whether locals who care about food actually go.
Hidden gemEasy to walk past. Locals and people who care about food already know it.

Father-and-sons Korean on Mare Street. Well loved locally, still easy for visitors to miss between the louder names.

Why we recommend

A father-and-sons kitchen doing the best Korean in east London. Family-run for 20+ years in New Malden, now on Mare Street — full-flavoured, generous plates, none of the usual small-plates nonsense. Skip basic bibimbap; this is serious home-style Korean with real depth.

  • Standout orders

    Beef short ribs, beef tartare, and fried chicken — named again and again in recent reviews

  • Value & portions

    Generous portion sizes and the excellent value for the quality of food

  • Atmosphere & service

    Friendly, attentive staff and the cozy, minimalist atmosphere with an open kitchen

  • Locals & regulars

    Hot Dinners 2024 best new restaurants: Jimi Famurewa Standard five-star — 'giving their father's remarkable soulful cooking the platform it deserves'

  • Locals & regulars

    Word-of-mouth and social buzz before mainstream lists caught up

What to order

  • Soy-braised short ribs (galbijjim)

    From reviews

    Reviewers single this out — especially the beef short ribs, beef tartare, and fried chicken. Skip basic bibimbap — not what this kitchen is about.

  • Beef tartare with Korean pear (yukhoe)

    From reviews

    Reviewers single this out — especially the beef short ribs, beef tartare, and fried chicken.

  • Spicy noodles with crispy beef jeon

    Our pick

    Hearty, shareable plate — good for balancing the richer barbecue dishes on the table.

Good for

Something amazingSomething adventurousNew cuisineChef favourite

Practical notes

Tue–Sun 12pm–10:30pm (kitchen closed 3–5:30pm). Book ahead for dinner.

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